I was lurking around the IRC channel and I have decided I like this place. This has prompted me to begin nurture my potential new obsession with PPC... I love the whole idea of it.
After reading the Constitution and stuff, here I am! And... well. Okay, so I don't know what to put here. I'm generally an awkward person.
Uh, I'm here to join the community? Nice to meet you all?
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Plopping a Newbie on the Board by
on 2011-02-21 20:57:00 UTC
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Hello there! by
on 2011-02-25 14:20:00 UTC
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Welcome to the Board! Here, have some chocolate and please enjoy your stay!
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Re: Plopping a Newbie on the Board by
on 2011-02-23 02:57:00 UTC
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I bestow upon you the nickname of Fisher. Why? Because I think Ensign Fisher has a nice ring to it. No more arguments.
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Hullo. :D by
on 2011-02-23 00:11:00 UTC
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Want some choc'lit?
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Chocolate by
on 2011-02-23 20:43:00 UTC
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CHOCLAAAAAAAAAAAAT-- /brick'd
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Welcoem to the party pal by
on 2011-02-22 10:47:00 UTC
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Have the complete leather bound mission logs of Jay and Acacia, as well as a few extras thrown in. Good reading.
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Welcome, here's a tall ship. by
on 2011-02-22 10:43:00 UTC
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Fair winds!
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Hi! by
on 2011-02-22 10:18:00 UTC
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Have a pet cat, a tinfoil hat and a small rat.
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Have a Cheetah! by
on 2011-02-22 09:36:00 UTC
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Don't feed it Sues or Stus.
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Hey thgere! Nicetameetcha! by
on 2011-02-22 08:01:00 UTC
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Welcome to ze Board. Ve haff vays of making you spork.
And you can have a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object! Very handy for dealing with Sues and annoying people, and entertaining yourself! (At least if you're easily distracted by shinies.)
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Welcome, welcome! by
on 2011-02-22 07:07:00 UTC
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Don't worry, I know exactly how you feel! I only joined... 22 days ago, after all. Which gives me 7 days before I ask.
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Welcome to our crazy world! by
on 2011-02-22 05:59:00 UTC
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Here's a bar of Bleepolate. May it serve you well in your dealings with badfic.
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Hiya! by
on 2011-02-22 03:19:00 UTC
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*grins, waves* Have a Sue humerus.
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Hello there! by
on 2011-02-22 02:37:00 UTC
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Welcome! Here, have a whisk, it's good for exorcisms. :D
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Good to have you a-Board! by
on 2011-02-22 00:26:00 UTC
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Welcome, new friend! Have a red Star Fleet uniform. I...I wouldn't actually wear it, per se, but it makes a lovely decoration!
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Hello! by
on 2011-02-22 00:22:00 UTC
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Have some clothes to keep you warm and water! Just be careful around here, because mary sues are no laughing matter if they decide to mess with you.
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Hey, welcome! by
on 2011-02-21 23:07:00 UTC
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Please enjoy this Lapsus Linguae. Throw it at anyone you want and they'll tell you the true Word. Works better with words that sound alike.
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And out of curiosity... by
on 2011-02-21 23:10:00 UTC
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Which country are you from?
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Re: What country are you from? by
on 2011-02-22 00:03:00 UTC
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The lovely US of A.
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Re: Plopping a Newbie on the Board by
on 2011-02-21 22:33:00 UTC
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Hi! Have some fudge!
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Welcome! by
on 2011-02-21 22:22:00 UTC
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My offering is Lapsus Lazuli. Not only is this blue gem beautiful to eye, just like regular lapis lazuli, but it might also remind you to check your spelling and grammar. Or not...
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Welcome! by
on 2011-02-21 21:08:00 UTC
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Hello! Have a seventeen foot long, multicolored, wool, knit scarf (curly wig not included), and a bag of jelly babies.
Please use themIRresponsibly!
Now a Disclaimer: You do not have to read these things (except the Board Constitution). You do not have to write to be a part of the PPC. Some active and respected PPCer's have never been to the wiki, and quite a few very active and respected PPCer's have not and never plan to write missions. That said, many people have found these things to be useful and/or to answer a lot of the questions that often come up.
* The Original PPC Series, which we assume you've already read.
* The List of Killed Badfic, which will direct you to a large number of non-Original Series PPC Missions.
The Board:
* The Board Constitution
* The FAQ: For the Board
The Wiki:
* We have our very own PPC Wiki
* The very-important-to-read-before-requesting-Permission Permission article
* Our Guide To The PPC
* The Mission Writing Guide
* The Slash-Sporking Guide
* The FAQ: For Newbies
When you are ready to edit the wiki, make sure to read Neshomeh's excellent editing tutorial
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* The List of Everything PPC -
Oh, hey, Welcome! by
on 2011-02-21 21:03:00 UTC
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Here's some chocolate, Bavarian.
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First plover! (nm) by
on 2011-02-21 20:58:00 UTC
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First plover? by
on 2011-02-21 21:00:00 UTC
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Um, dunno what that means. What does that mean?
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They're birds. (nm) by
on 2011-02-21 21:06:00 UTC
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On recruiting dead canons by
on 2011-02-23 01:28:00 UTC
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Is recruiting characters that are canonically dead allowed, or do they have to be carbon copies like Team Phoenix. Just wondering, because I have an idea and I would rather preemptively stomp it to death than go through with it and then be shot down.
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I think it's about importance. by
on 2011-02-24 14:33:00 UTC
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To kind of perpetuate discussion about this topic (I think it's interesting) I kind of have to say that I think it's about importance.
PPC Agents go into badfic looking to fix a huge disruption of canon. Which includes who is alive and who is dead. So is it really right to then go double-standard and recruit somebody who ought to be dead by their canon?
Though, canon to me has partially to do with importance. Because of canon events, and because they're important the plot of that canon happens. So this is why Agents are allowed to be would-be background characters or extras snatched from various continua. You can snatch Doomed Orc Number 7 and give him a name and personality (if he's cooperative, and willing to join the PPC) but you can't snatch Boromir. Anymore. As was said before, collaborative efforts will have blips.
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Importance = has a name. by
on 2011-02-24 20:28:00 UTC
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There may be exceptions, but I think that's the basic rule of thumb you're talking about. If a character has a name, they have an important role to fill, even if it's relatively minor compared to the main characters. A name means their author took the time to give it to them, which is a signal to the audience to pay attention. Kinda like if your teacher bothers to write something on the blackboard. It means that no one else would have done the same, and it would have changed the story--for instance, if Sam loved "Primrose Bracegirdle" instead of Rosie Cotton, would the Scouring of the Shire have gone so well, without Rosie's brothers helping out? And would she be kind and understanding about Frodo? Chances are, not so much.
On the other hand, any well-developed world has lots and lots of people in it. They don't all have names (not that we find out, anyway). Heck, the vast majority don't even appear as a faceless extra, because they're off doing whatever it is that regular folks do in their world. Those types are absolutely fair game.
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mysterious someone. by
on 2011-02-23 22:56:00 UTC
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It has been done before.
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Fifthing? Sixthing? by
on 2011-02-24 13:07:00 UTC
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One, that's been established, see below.
Two, KGarrett don't make me get out the squirt-gun. Sign your name, dude! -
Badfic clone of a canon, not the resurrected canon himself. (nm) by
on 2011-02-23 22:58:00 UTC
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My opinion... by
on 2011-02-24 13:47:00 UTC
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I think that badfic clones of canons are the ones to be recruited, dead canonicals can do confusion.
For example, in Ace Combat 5 fics isn't a good idea to recruit a saved-by-Sue Chopper, since he should canonically die in the mission Journey Home. However, recruiting a Kei Nagase (Edge) in a fic not set in a specific game should be fine - there's at least THREE of them in AC canon, so it can easily be a clone and not a misplaced canonical Nagase.
Confused? Well, it's an inside shout out made by Namco. You have a Kei Nagase as your wingman in AC 2 (set in 1998) and 5 (2010), a plane you have to escort in 4 (2005) is piloted by a flight attendant named Nagase, and there is another Kei Nagase that joins Ouroboros in 3 (2045). And a character in Ridge Racer is called Reiko Nagase and is AC2 Nagase's sister. So, we have at least three Kei Nagase or Edge is a time lord. -
...Oh, you did. Sorry. >_> (nm) by
on 2011-02-24 13:08:00 UTC
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Reflex? (nm) by
on 2011-02-24 15:01:00 UTC
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In a similar vein... by
on 2011-02-23 20:44:00 UTC
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What's the policy regarding the recruitment of Sues? Just for future reference, of course.
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It can be done. by
on 2011-02-24 03:11:00 UTC
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There are a bunch of reformed Sues who are PPC agents.
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Okay. Thanks, guys. (nm) by
on 2011-02-23 06:55:00 UTC
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Honestly, if I could take Team Phoenix back, I would. by
on 2011-02-23 05:14:00 UTC
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It created a lot of squiffy precedent back in '03 (wow, it's been eight years?) and I haven't done much with them in that time. It sounds cool, then you retcon it, then you retcon the retcon, and then you retcon it all into oblivion and forget how you made it work in the first place.
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There's precedent for that now, actually. by
on 2011-02-23 07:08:00 UTC
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Meaning, it wouldn't be the first time someone declared their stuff noncanon due to controversy. So, if you really want to, notes can be made on the wiki and such.
Alec could get by on the carbon copy clause, like the badfic copies. I think Suicide's excuse in-continuity is that he was originally resurrected by a group called the Society of Literary Rescue, not us, and the Flowers weren't exactly going to turn down warm, homicidal bodies. (I'm not sure his wiki page says as much, though. I should fix that.)
Or we can just continue to shrug and say "Yeah, we don't really do that anymore." Either way. {= )
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Unnecessary fifthing--it just feels un-PPCish. (nm) by
on 2011-02-23 04:27:00 UTC
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Fourthing. by
on 2011-02-23 03:36:00 UTC
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It's always made me uncomfortable, even if it's just bit characters or extras from movieverse fics - bits from a badfic, yes, but anything that's part of original canon just makes me twitchy. So I'd rather you didn't.
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Thirding... by
on 2011-02-23 02:58:00 UTC
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Although it has been done before (Agent Suicide, anyone?) I think it should generally not be recommended, for the reasons mentioned by Dann and Phobos.
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Agreed with Phobos... by
on 2011-02-23 02:40:00 UTC
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Also, there's the possibility of an in-Canon afterlife - in Lord of the Rings, at least, there's very definitely stuff that happens after death, and you'd be yanking the canons out of that.
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Personally... by
on 2011-02-23 02:35:00 UTC
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I think that recruiting dead canon characters is something that should not be allowed. It has always seemed to me that recruiting such a character is akin to something a Suethor would do. They don't like that the character is dead so they resurrect them to be in their stories. It breaks that character's personal canon.
I am not saying that you could not pull it off and write it well; you very probably could. I am just saying that it makes me uncomfortable to have agents running around that break canon simply by living.
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I think ... by
on 2011-02-23 06:58:00 UTC
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... the canons are still needed for their story. Even the dead ones. I like the idea as it was proposed in the Thursday Next novels, that canon characters continuously act out the story. If you take a canon away from that, the story will have a hole in it 'cause they can't play their part anymore. (Also it means canons aren't really dead; every reread already resurrects them.)
Anyway, that's the idea I have for a Thursday Next fanfic where I accidentally set Mr Rochester free in modern day London.
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Lord of the Rings mission plug! by
on 2011-02-23 23:06:00 UTC
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After a long period of poking, discussing, leaving in the hopes of inspiration, and finally getting said inspiration, we have a brand new mission from Cara and Miriam, with a shiny guest star!
You can find it here on Cassie's PPCing Livejournal, or here on KGarrett's website.
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Finished it! by
on 2011-02-26 18:41:00 UTC
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I think the ideas you had were quite good, but the mission itself felt rushed to me, especially since the intro is about a third of the story (and felt like more to me, since the first badfic quote is halfway in). I think you could have safely spent more time on the fic and developed how things fell apart more fully, and maybe included some of the dumb stuff you ended up leaving out, too.
Seconding the Henry VIII joke needing to come sooner, too. I was surprised to see no comment on that ridiculous name when it first appeared.
Like I said, though, what is there is good. Getting caught in the rain was a nice touch--it's often too easy to avoid that sort of thing, what with the Words to give warning if a writer bothers to include adverse weather in the story.
I am glad you rescued Nasalos. Hopefully he'll be happy. Maybe he can hook up with Ithalond and Mithiriel for support at some point. Also, Dayn is fun. ^_^
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Re: Lord of the Rings mission plug! by
on 2011-02-25 18:30:00 UTC
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Great mission. It's always good to see the format shaken up a little from time to time to make things more interesting. Looking forward to reading more.
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*Thumbs up* by
on 2011-02-25 07:46:00 UTC
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Another very enjoyable mission, though the Sue was cringe worthy. ^_^ Great job! :) *leaves bacon for the minis, and chocolate for the Agents*
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Thanks! by
on 2011-02-25 08:02:00 UTC
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At first we thought it'd be a simple case of "WTF is a Sue from Gondolin doing in Third- or Fourth-Age Middle-earth?", but on reading through the fic more carefully when we really got to work on it, it was pretty clear the fic just wandered through location after location without respect for the canonical geography.
Shame we had to cut some of the more WTF-y bits, like Gandalf being the caretaker of a forest of hallucinogenic mushrooms, but we weren't going to sit through six chapters of utter stupid for it.
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Can Dayn have Splenda? by
on 2011-02-26 14:09:00 UTC
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Because I've got a brownie recipe that converts to sugar-free very well. (The main GM in one of my gaming groups is diabetic.)
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XD by
on 2011-02-28 16:46:00 UTC
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he's allowed sugar, just in restricted doses. Though considering it, he seems to have natural hyperactivity half the time anyway, so I don't think it matters too much.
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re: mission by
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That was definitely a different and interesting mission. Nice to read one in LotR that doesn't consist of following a Sue around and listing off all the stupid things she does. I liked all the weird stuff that happened as Middle-earth was trying to reset!
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Oh God, I recognise this one by
on 2011-02-24 19:15:00 UTC
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I'd have had her myself had I not been trying to keep off the Sues. Eeeugh... I mean, was this supposed to be some sort of crossover, or just utter fail? I'm guessing the latter, but my lingering faith in humanity wants it to be the former.
The mission was a fun read, though, and I'm sort of glad you didn't do the obvious 'This is Sparta!' joke. Uruk-kais is adorable, and Nasalos absolutely needed a break.
My only criticism was that I think you maybe should have introduced the Henry VIII joke a little earlier - as it is it sort of comes out of nowhere, even though I remembered that one elf's silly, silly name from before.
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Re: Oh God, I recognise this one by
on 2011-02-24 21:38:00 UTC
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I kinda dropped the ball there, yeah. I wanted to do the joke, realised I'd forgotten to mention that elf before, so I just kinda shoved him into the spotlight a few paragraphs before. And yeah, the cause of the damage was mainly the Suethor knowing the canon but making no attempt to stick to it; she might as well have written something original.
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On rogue agents. by
on 2011-02-24 21:18:00 UTC
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As of the end of "Sweet Abomination," Rez and Flip are running around in a stolen transport pod, with HQ about to find out that they're still out there and killing badfic.
So my question is this: what do you guys think about the possibility of a pair of "rogue" agents, traveling around the multiverse killing badfic while evading HQ's attempts to bring them back?
How I imagine this working is that Rez and Flip aren't trying to work against HQ, but they are inadvertently causing a bit of continuity-screw with their multidimensional badfic-killing hijinks. It would be in HQ's best interests to bring them back, but after "Subjugation" drove them into hiding, they're... less than willing to return. (This is probably a pretty minor conflict in relation to the PPC as a whole, considering all the crazy stuff that goes on around here. Unless someone wants to spin it into something bigger, I dunno.)
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My two cents. by
on 2011-02-26 05:29:00 UTC
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To be honest, if it were most anybody else, I'd probably be against it, but in this case I trust you to use it as way to highlight what the PPC is about rather than try to change it, and also for it to be fun rather than srs bsns, which makes it okay with me.
An interesting point was made down-thread about HQ actually keeping people saner than they would be by themselves. I would add to that, just think, no access to Bleeprin, either. It's back to the bad old days of trying to spork their own eyes out if they get desperate.
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Or having to rely on their own mental toughness. :P (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 14:42:00 UTC
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*le gasp!* You mean those two things aren't the same? (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 18:20:00 UTC
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Oh ack, I didn't even think of that. by
on 2011-02-26 06:57:00 UTC
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Re: Bleeprin, I mean. Oooh, this is going to be fun (and by 'fun' I clearly mean 'augh oh gods why').
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I like it... by
on 2011-02-26 04:00:00 UTC
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Not too Sueish, but nicely different to the run-of-the-mill agent/mission format.
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Sounds interesting! by
on 2011-02-26 03:14:00 UTC
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That is, if you're allowed to do this kind of stuff without breaking the PPC or something.
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re: On rouge agents by
on 2011-02-25 14:24:00 UTC
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I personally think it sounds like an interesting idea, but that's just me. It probably shouldn't go on for too long, though...
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Like...makeup? (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 20:24:00 UTC
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I think... by
on 2011-02-25 04:26:00 UTC
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If you intend to have them brought back to HQ eventually, then it is a good idea. If you intend to have them run around evading HQ and the DIA forever, then it makes no sense to have it in the PPC.
I will note that there are other agents that went rogue after taking on "Subjugation". Two of them were guilt-tripped back to HQ at the end of this mission.
Maybe you could write a new agent pair that is tasked with bringing them in? Or maybe a co-write with kgarrett's DIA agents? It could be a very fun story. -
Yeah, I was planning to bring them back eventually. by
on 2011-02-25 04:38:00 UTC
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Because you're right, if they were going to stay rogue forever there'd be no point. Like I said to kgarrett down the thread, what I want to do is kind of examine the line between what's PPC and what's vigilante badfic justice.
Ooh, I'll totally think about a new agent pair! I'm... kind of terrible about co-writing, to be honest, but that could be fun too. But! That is to talk to kgarrett about. Yes. -
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on 2011-02-24 23:27:00 UTC
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Personally I think it could lead to some interesting stories, and let's be honest, interesting and entertaining stories are the main reason we are here.
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Depends on how you handle it. by
on 2011-02-24 22:17:00 UTC
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I'm personally of the opinion anything can be done well, though you might have to be a bit careful. I seem to be alone in feeling that way, but it could be interesting in my opinion. All depends on how you write it. I know I've been looking into writing stuff with the DIA, who would probably be looking into bringing them back; might or might not tie into things, but if there's something there I thought it could be left in the open as a possibility.
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Ooh, the DIA. by
on 2011-02-25 04:30:00 UTC
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I'm glad you mentioned them, I was trying to figure out who would be in charge of trying to bring them back. If I do go this direction, anyway. If I do, maybe we could tie some stuff together? Because inter-author continuity is fun!
The challenge of writing the rogue-agents situation well is part of the reason I'm interested in it, honestly. I think it'd be fun to poke at the line between what's what-the-PPC-is-about and what's just vigilante badfic justice. Examine it a bit, sort of thing. [/srs bsns] -
Oh, cool! And topical for me. by
on 2011-02-25 12:13:00 UTC
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In my mind, the PPC is more effective than vigilante justice not because they are somehow 'better' at killing Sues, but because they are more organized and have more rules as to what to leave alone.
Like, the agent Aster Corbett was a rampaging vigilante before an Intelligence agent found her. She not only eliminated Mary Sues (In incredibly unfair, canon-disturbing ways) but every Original Character and Self Insert in her path because she was flamethrower-crazy and hated them because she was one.
Not only that, but killing Mary Sues and solving other problems in ways that aren't controlled to protect canon may be bad for canon over-all-- leaving behind a huge mess that a vigilante doesn't have the manpower or equipment to clean up. Not to mention the concept of "He who fights monsters..." and that vigilantes are in constant danger of being contaminated by glitter and becoming Mary Sues themselves.
It may be counter-intuitive, but having HQ to back agents up may make them saner. Badfic is great and vast and hopelessly out of control. Sure, being beeped at by a console and called to duty is annoying, but at least Agents aren't literally submerged in badfic day in and day out. -
ExACTly! by
on 2011-02-25 18:23:00 UTC
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Those are all issues I was planning to poke at. (Or if I wasn't before, I am now. :D)
I'm imagining Rez and Flip going crazier and crazier, as more and more weird crap happens to them, until they finally give up and turn themselves in. Hmm, and now I have the idea of Sue-contamination in my head... *evil grin*
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That'd be fun. by
on 2011-02-25 04:36:00 UTC
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I've just been thinking a lot about their workings and poking at stuff with them in, lately, and like I said, seemed to me they'd be involved with agents going rogue. Wouldn't mind the chance, though; I can leave my e-mail if you'd like.
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Cool! by
on 2011-02-25 04:43:00 UTC
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Yeah, email would be useful. (Mine's rinwins at gmail dot com, in case you need it.) Phobos mentioned coming up with a new agent pair for the case, which I might do, so as not to completely inflict my shaky collaboration skills on you.
But! Let's email, kick things around, and things. Excitement! -
Collabs aren't so bad once you're used to them. by
on 2011-02-25 04:46:00 UTC
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Anyway, you can drop me a line at kyle.garrett41 at gmail dot com any time you'd like; that's the only one of my numerous e-mail accounts I regularly check any more, so it's your best bet. I'm actually doing a DIA introductory piece, but this is a bit lucky; I've been trying to figure out what to do with them after I've finished that. :P
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Ends in tears by
on 2011-02-24 22:06:00 UTC
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Unless I'm wrong, HQ can just cut the power. Besides, it doesn't really fit...
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Cut the power? by
on 2011-02-25 04:24:00 UTC
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How so? Like, shut off their devices? Revoke their PPC authority? I'm probably just being dense and missing something here, but please do elaborate.
And you have a point, it doesn't quite fit. Which is why I thought I ought to kick it around. Hmm. -
I think he meant turning off the transport pod you mentioned (nm by
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Aha. by
on 2011-02-25 04:44:00 UTC
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Might be able to work that in, actually. Can HQ do that?
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Maybe? by
on 2011-02-25 04:49:00 UTC
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I've no idea, actually, but I wouldn't be surprised if they could. And they'd certainly try to.
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Oh, Hello by
on 2011-02-24 22:30:00 UTC
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Some of you may recognize me - likely only the ones that frequent the IRC. I'm mostly a fixture there.
I am suddenly posting here because I have been struck by the spontaneous desire to ask for permission (I even have 2 agents in mind and a couple of fics I might mission), but I realize that a significant hurdle may be that I am virtually unknown on the board proper.
I'm going to try to lurk around and perhaps make a stealth post now and then while I fully equate myself with the 10 or so links on the Permissions page of the wiki (of which I note many broken or incomplete links), so that by the time I officially make a claim, maybe I won't get anyone saying "who are you?" -
Yo. by
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Welcome to the jungle.
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Hello! by
on 2011-02-26 03:05:00 UTC
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If your that eagered for permission, then get prepared for what weirdness that you may deal with.
By the way, I know that this is useless, but what fandom are those two fics from?
Anyway, have some snacks and water in case you get very hungry! -
What two fics? (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 04:47:00 UTC
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You've said a couple of fics that you might mission. (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 21:47:00 UTC
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Oh, right! by
on 2011-02-27 01:51:00 UTC
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I don't have an Encyclopedic knowledge of too many fandoms, but I have a pretty good memory for detail (and I do have the internet at my fingertips!) along with fingers in alot of fandoms.
On a whim, my friend asked me to look up some ridiculous Crosswovers, upon which I stumbled upon which I found this crossover between Trigun and House M.D.:
http://www.fanfiction.net/Trigun_and_House_M_D_Crossovers/616/1968/
The Trigun gang inexplicably finds themselves in modern New Jersey, on the hunt for a doctor.
Another fic that I found while I perusing the Advance Wars fandom (which I actually have a story I'm writing in) was The Rise of Red Lightning (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5836772/1/The_Rise_of_Red_Lightning) which is an OC /nation/ that the fic writer added that comes from /outer space/ to fight Wars world. It wouldn't be so bad if any one of the characters from Red Lightning didn't get more characterization than the rest of the canon characters combined. -
Hello! by
on 2011-02-25 19:49:00 UTC
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Curses, I'm late to the party again. Anyway, hi! Have a pet cat, a funny hat and a delicious rat.
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How did you transport them without the cat eating the rat? (nm) by
on 2011-02-25 22:54:00 UTC
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A portal gun and a lot of patience. (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 12:50:00 UTC
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Hmmm. by
on 2011-02-25 19:09:00 UTC
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I recognize you, and I've been to the IRC exactly once when there was nobody there. You sure you've never been here before? *circles 'Newbie' suspiciously* I've got my eye on you...
(Oh, and, if you haven't, and I'm just being weird, have a scarf by way of a newbie-gift. At least, I think it's a scarf. Might be a feather boa. Hell, might be alive, for all I know or care. It's yours now, in any case...) -
No, I have been here before. by
on 2011-02-25 19:39:00 UTC
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I just don't frequent the forums like... at all. You might see me here and there but it's really far and in between.
*Wraps scarf around neck. Is DIGNIFIED and STYLIZED and SLIGHTLY SCALY* -
Hello there! by
on 2011-02-25 18:26:00 UTC
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Nice to meet you, and welcome to the Board proper! Here, have a whisk, it's good for exorcisms. :D
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Right Right by
on 2011-02-25 19:39:00 UTC
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I'll probably need one of these.
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Hello, fellow IRC lurker by
on 2011-02-25 16:28:00 UTC
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You're an inspiration to me.
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I saw a short skit... by
on 2011-02-25 18:24:00 UTC
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...on Tales from the Crypt that centered on a large pair of those that went and murdered people that caused problems for the main character.
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You may leave your blood sacrifice at the door. by
on 2011-02-25 15:13:00 UTC
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No goat heads on the carpet, if you please.
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I'll put down a plastic tarp first. (nm) by
on 2011-02-25 18:23:00 UTC
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Hello, have a Peregrine Falcon. by
on 2011-02-25 15:13:00 UTC
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Don't feed it Sues or Stus.
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You couldn't get me one that can digest Glitter? (nm) by
on 2011-02-25 18:21:00 UTC
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Well, I guess beggers can't be choosers >:) (nm) by
on 2011-02-25 18:22:00 UTC
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Hello by
on 2011-02-25 14:27:00 UTC
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Welcome! Here, have some chocolate, and enjoy your stay!
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...Heh. by
on 2011-02-25 14:23:00 UTC
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I am rather amused that your prediction turned out true, and your "Hi, I haven't been around often lately" did indeed inspire messages of "Welcome, newbie!"
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I'm not complaining! by
on 2011-02-25 18:25:00 UTC
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I get a second round of free stuff! I still have plenty of space on that tall ship I got last time to put all this stuff on too.
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Welcome back, here's another tall ship. by
on 2011-02-28 13:45:00 UTC
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You know the drill. Fair winds, BBQs, everything.
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Hello! by
on 2011-02-25 13:52:00 UTC
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Enjoy your stay! Here you have a six-pack of Anthropomorfic Personifications (Now pay five take six!)
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I feel.... by
on 2011-02-25 08:45:00 UTC
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a new disturbense in the force... yes, yes, new it is… nice to see, newcomers to eat… I mean, to learn, yes, yes, learn… ahmm… eehh… here’s your personal GDO for if you ever need to get through the stargate… just in case… so you don’t get smashed against the iris…
Anyway, cya on the board, mate ;) -
Sweet by
on 2011-02-25 08:55:00 UTC
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I have never known that I wanted one of these until right now, upon which I have always retroactively wanted one.
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you're quite welcome... by
on 2011-02-25 09:09:00 UTC
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Incoming wormhole!!
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Welcome to our crazy world! by
on 2011-02-25 06:41:00 UTC
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*throws chocolate at you*
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Re: Oh, Hello by
on 2011-02-25 00:09:00 UTC
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Hi! Have some fudge!
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!!!!!!!!!!! by
on 2011-02-25 01:15:00 UTC
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I love fudge!
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*GHASP!* HOW YOU DO THAT!? by
on 2011-02-25 19:00:00 UTC
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I WISH TO EXIBIT MY EMOTIONS WITH FLUFFY ANIMALS AS WELL!!!
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:D by
on 2011-02-25 19:36:00 UTC
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Just put a link to a picture! :)
Leik this
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:O...Okay, now, how do you know that and I don't? (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 20:22:00 UTC
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'cause he's been here. Just on the chat a lot. (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 22:01:00 UTC
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No, I'm not asking why/how DS knows how to do that... by
on 2011-02-26 22:20:00 UTC
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I'm asking why I don't. Although, in hindsight, I don't think I want to know the answer, because it probably (read; definitely) has something to do with me being fairly (read; extremely) new at this whole 'inter-webs' business...
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I actually didn't know that it would insert the picture. by
on 2011-02-27 01:44:00 UTC
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I just put the link in. At first I figured people wouldn't want to click on a strange link, but it turned out great. :P
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Possible Bad Het case ... by
on 2011-02-25 08:54:00 UTC
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So, out of curiosity, I got a Furaffinity account. Furaffinity is an archive for furry art and fic (both fan and original) of various ratings, but you can't see the mature-rated stuff without an account. I got the account partly because some of the art there is actually very good and partly in order to find potential badfic. On this site, I found a Redwall fic which isn't even close to the level of horror in my previous furry-type sporkings, but has its moments. For one thing, it's a smutfic between Bragoon and Saro, set just after they left the Abbey. Trouble with this is that canonically they left when they were Dibbuns, so during this time period, they should be about six. It appears to be an honest mistake rather than intentional squick, but it jarred. Also, it has Saro wearing a bra, even though it's a medieval time period and she's a squirrel so I don't think she's supposed to have breasts.
Anyone think this is sporkworthy, or is that in itself not bad enough to spork? I'm not going to even touch any Redwall fics until after I've finished the OFUR tribute, but I just want to know for future reference. -
FurAffinity and Fic by
on 2011-02-26 00:39:00 UTC
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I hate to rain on your parade, but f this is on FurAffinity, I would have to say it most likely was written as fetish material, or simply as a way to vent a want for anthro writing through something that already has anthros in it. Part of the 'bad' for sporkable badfic (at least in my eyes) is that it has to come from a place where it's visible as a publicly published fanfic, intended as fanfic, and not for the entertainment of a fetish group.
This may also not be fetish material. And it may also be bad. FurAffinity has both good and bad stuff on it. But either way, I would not make dredging up stuff from FA to spork a habit. The point of getting things off Livejournal, FF.Net, and AdultFanfic.net is because that stuff is terrible, unmarked, and often posted without a full knowledge of what they're posting in the first place.
I only bring my point up because if this thing is NOT visible by general internet browsers, the community likely values its privacy and communities that value that privacy probably don't appreciate a sporking, and are friendlier to very personal(even if squicky) material.
I don't really care how squicky it is to you, or others, Laburnum-- just make sure that what you're planning to spork is primarily intended as fanfic, not fetish material. And also, for the love of all things shiny, please don't let the disgustingness of it be a deciding factor on sporkability. Especially if it's from FurAffinity... -
I'm sorry if I'm seem to be saying this for no reason... by
on 2011-03-08 11:39:00 UTC
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The PPC's not allowed to do fics like the one in the topic, right?
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Generally speaking... by
on 2011-03-10 17:46:00 UTC
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If a fic is posted someplace you need special permission to view, such as being on a friends list on LJ, or needing to make an account in order to read on other sites, then it's off-limits, because we aren't interested in invading anyone's privacy. Also, if the fic was written by special request, or to fulfill specific parameters (kinkmemes are often cited), we generally consider those off-limits, too, to avoid possible conflicts where Your Kink Is Not My Kink.
In my personal opinion, request/kink fics can still be fair game if they're posted publicly and the badness is more to do with the writing than the subject matter, but others may advise you to avoid them altogether to be on the safe side. If you're ever uncertain, I'd also say to err on the side of caution and pick something else.
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My point was the temporal distortion. by
on 2011-02-26 18:11:00 UTC
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The characters were portrayed as adults, but according to the canon they should have been children. If they were portrayed as kids, I'd have gone "ew" and clicked Back really really quickly, but it appears to be an honest mistake, not a fetish thing.
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nonono, that's not what I meant either. by
on 2011-02-26 22:10:00 UTC
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Not to do with the content-- On principle, let's not go into Fur Affinity to find material. I was under the impression it was agreed on that we limit our sporkable material to openly offered material (as in, you don't need an account to read): The Pit, the Uber Pit, and open LJ. This is cited on the Slash-Sporking guide on the wiki.
So regardless of what it is, I don't think we should touch it. If somebody's posting it on FA, then they're posting it for the community and even the illusion of a small audience and semiprivacy, rather than plastering it everywhere and asking "what do you think?" This is cited in an essay justifying the PPC in the first place.
I don't want to get up in your grill, but if you have to make an account for Fur Affinity to find the stuff you want to spork... -
Ah, okay. I see your point now. by
on 2011-02-26 23:31:00 UTC
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I still have a couple of things I took from Yiffstar before it got retooled into Sofurry - you need an account there to see them now, but you didn't when I found them and saved them, so do you think that's still sporkable?
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Yeah, probably. by
on 2011-02-26 23:55:00 UTC
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The point is that part of what makes badfic so bad is that it's just posted out there for everybody to see and appraise, so if it was a site that the general public could browse it, yeah. I don't see anything wrong with it.
... Well, if Laburnum wants to spork it, there is probably a LOT wrong with it, but still... >_> -
'Kay. I must say, I don't know what it says about me ... by
on 2011-02-27 19:32:00 UTC
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... that one of them, involving Cluny doing disturbing things to Sela for no apparent reason, was entitled "Sela's New Job", and my first reaction was "Wait, 'New'? BWAHAHAHAHA!"
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Can we get a link? by
on 2011-02-25 18:51:00 UTC
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I personally don't like to pass judgement on a fi...il I've actually seen it.
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Only works if you have an FA account, sorry. by
on 2011-02-25 19:28:00 UTC
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But if you do: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3099298/
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Diplomacy Board Game by
on 2011-02-25 10:42:00 UTC
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Is there any interest here for someone to join in on a Diplomacy Game that's well underway? 24 hour turns (12 hours for retreats).
You'd be taking over for France who is one of the better off countries.
http://www.playdiplomacy.com/view_image.php?game_id=24775&gdate=12&current_phase=R
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Playdiplomacy? by
on 2011-02-26 03:56:00 UTC
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I am on there! Diceanddagger is my screen name. We should play a game sometime.
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Sure! by
on 2011-02-26 04:47:00 UTC
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I don't suppose you want to join Imperium Nova 3 and take over for Italy who just quit?
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Sadness... by
on 2011-02-26 05:23:00 UTC
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I am at my three game limit at the moment. If this had come up a couple days ago, I would have jumped on it because I finished a game (which I won in a two-way draw) and was looking for another one to join.
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C'est la vie then. (nm) by
on 2011-02-26 07:32:00 UTC
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Re: Diplomacy Board Game by
on 2011-02-25 11:00:00 UTC
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Dude, anyone who actually picked up the part of France would qualify as awesome forever. Mostly because there's essentially no way I'm going to survive much longer without assistance from France and Italy. Do it for the Russain pandas?
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Looks like someone already joined by
on 2011-02-25 18:19:00 UTC
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SplitDiplomat. Not sure if it was someone in here (unlikely, I think, since I never gave the link) or just someone who joined randomly from the normal matchmaking queue.
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...but now Italy quit. by
on 2011-02-25 22:51:00 UTC
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I guess I'm not selling this game too well with how often people quit. You'd also be joining into a position that is much less enviable, as you'd be more or less single-handedly trying to repel the might force that is Turkey (me).
If anyone is still interested though, the game is on http://www.playdiplomacy.com
You can find the game by going to Join Game and searching for Imperium Nova 3.
Current map: http://www.playdiplomacy.com/view_image.php?game_id=24775&gdate=13&current_phase=O
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ALIVE! by
on 2011-02-26 00:55:00 UTC
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I was here...and then I wasn't!
So for all those who cared (although no one will yet, as I am basically BRAND NEW) hello! I *am* alive!
...and that's my cue to disappear for another month.
No, not really. I'll try to post more often, honest. Lets just hope I don't get distracted by another movie/book/TV show/etcetera. -
Welcome back, here's a tall ship. by
on 2011-03-01 10:27:00 UTC
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Fair winds!
Now you can throw BBQ parties! -
Re: ALIVE! by
on 2011-02-26 01:28:00 UTC
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Must be the time for returned. Welcome back.
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Fresh Meat by
on 2011-02-26 04:12:00 UTC
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Fresh Meat has arrived.
No I do not know much about the PPC, though I've heard it before.
No I don't know the PPC IRC or whatever, nor have I visited this board before.
And yeah. Fresh meat- to Myon goes the credit for the slaughter.
Nice to meet you, everyone. -
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on 2011-03-01 02:04:00 UTC
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Welcome, fellow...person!
Have a cardboard box. It tends to hold something different every day. -
Welcome! by
on 2011-02-28 18:50:00 UTC
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Hello and welcome to the Board! Please have some chocolate, and enjoy your stay!
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Welcome, here's a tall ship. by
on 2011-02-28 13:51:00 UTC
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Fair winds!
Now you can throw BBQ parties! -
Have a Jaguar cub! by
on 2011-02-27 10:00:00 UTC
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Don't feed it Sues or Stus.
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Oh, is that you Mitsurugi? (nm) by
on 2011-02-27 01:56:00 UTC
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Welcome, my delicious new friend... by
on 2011-02-26 20:15:00 UTC
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Have some fava beans, and a nice Chianti. If you don't know what they're for, I don't feel particularly inclined to tell you...
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Welcome, friend! by
on 2011-02-26 19:37:00 UTC
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Hope you have fun here. Have a pocket watch.
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Welcome to the board by
on 2011-02-26 18:08:00 UTC
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I think I've got a present here somewhere...... here, a can of coke, only one previous owner, slightly used.
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Good to have you a-Board! by
on 2011-02-26 17:02:00 UTC
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Welcome, new friend! Have a container of Torgo's Executive Powder!
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Not Literally...? by
on 2011-02-26 15:45:00 UTC
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Oh, too bad... Lioness will have to wait till the evening for her next meal, then. I don't think WikiMaster would approve of the way I've been treating her these days... Oh, well.
Anyway, have a Lapsus Lazuli, an alchemist's combination of grammar book and Lapis Lazuli. Good for decoration and... well, it should be good for checking grammar when you're uncertain about something, but I still haven't figured out how to use it. I hope you'll enjoy this gift!
Oh, have this box as well!
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*brings in BBQ grill* by
on 2011-02-26 15:02:00 UTC
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*then someone rushes in and whispers in her ear*
WHAT YOU MEAN 'NOT LITERALLY'? Oh, you mean newbie *throws grill away* Well, welcome. Please enjoy your stay, leave all flamethrowers at the door and here you have some salt that's not very salty, and some sugar that's not very sweet. -
Re: Fresh Meat by
on 2011-02-26 13:58:00 UTC
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Hi! Have some fudge!
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Hello! by
on 2011-02-26 12:52:00 UTC
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Have a pet cat, an annoying bat and a top hat.
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Hello! by
on 2011-02-26 07:50:00 UTC
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Good to see you on the board!
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Welcome! by
on 2011-02-26 04:58:00 UTC
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*throws chocolate at you*
Also, a tip: never write a fic that includes anything similar to the following lines.
1) I may be one of the best warriors of Narnia, have the war name The Lioness, and be able to defeat a fully-grown male faun with a single blow, but I'm 16, for crying out loud!
2) I am Sir Alexa Katherine Ride, The Lioness, Daughter of Aslan, Knight of the Table of Aslan, Swordmaiden of Narnia, and Protector of the Four.
OR thou shalt be attacked by the MS division of the PPC.
(for anyone who cares, the brand-new fic is here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6776617/1/) -
*cough* by
on 2011-02-26 13:21:00 UTC
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I've written a few Mary Sues- or at least one would consider Mary Sues anyways, here and there, though. xD. Ah, but they generally were well-received, so I do hope that you do forgive me for that.
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Re: *cough* by
on 2011-02-26 15:06:00 UTC
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Don't worry, we've all been there. Bad news is that Sues seem to be always well-received, and good news is that you can spork them by yourself!
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Me and my brother used to write for a digital world... by
on 2011-02-27 01:57:00 UTC
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...that was a thematic ripoff of Reboot. Except we were the presidents.
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Hello! by
on 2011-02-26 04:33:00 UTC
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Don't worry, I won't bite...but I'm not speaking for the rest of us.
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Welcome! by
on 2011-02-26 04:30:00 UTC
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Hang around a bit and I'm sure you'll soon pick things up :)
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New LotR mission! by
on 2011-02-26 19:06:00 UTC
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Yeah, it's been months in the works for the same reason as I've not been posting much - suddenly-busy real life.
Part one can be found here and contains a link to part two.
The original fic was a Legolas/Arwen romance with some action scenes thrown in. Much less violent than the last one, and there's only some mentions of blood and battle in the mission, so it's SFW.
Featuring the first appearence of our adorable new mini: Felegund!
Hope you enjoy it!
And now back to staring at a blank page that should have a political philosophy paper on it... -
Finally finished reading it! by
on 2011-03-10 14:59:00 UTC
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This was a good mission. It is interesting how they split up during the missions. I don't think I've seen any other agents do that, but it definitely works for these two.
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Thanks! by
on 2011-03-21 20:18:00 UTC
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No, I don't think I've seen it anywhere else, but it made sense to split them in both missions so far, in part because the fic moved around so much.
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Nice one. {= ) by
on 2011-02-28 06:11:00 UTC
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I particularly like the attention you give to the effects of the badfic on the agents—feeling sick, getting torn apart by spatial distortions, that sort of thing. It makes the mission feel more difficult and more real. Also, the numerals appearing is something I hadn't seen before, but it makes sense that they would manifest that way.
One issue: when you break a line of dialogue, you don't need to capitalize the text in the narrative bit or when you resume the dialogue, and how you break it depends on where the break comes. For instance:
“Yeah, right. This…” She hefted Medieval Warfare “Weighs a ton. Let’s get on with it."
should read:
“Yeah, right. This" —she hefted Medieval Warfare— “weighs a ton. Let’s get on with it."
I'm guessing that Jackson's speech didn't actually trail off long enough for an ellipsis just to lift a book (even a heavy one), so I've used m-dashes instead. You can also break dialogue with commas, or any other punctuation, if the break comes in a place where that punctuation would be appropriate anyway. So, this one:
“He has not been identified,” said Felaben, looking into the distance, “But I have my suspicions.”
should be written this way:
“He has not been identified,” said Felaben, looking into the distance, “but I have my suspicions.”
because you could also write the dialogue in a continuous line with the comma in the same place:
"He has not been identified, but I have my suspicions."
In the first example, the m-dashes go outside the quotation marks because the pause isn't actually part of her speech. Make sense? {= )
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Thanks! by
on 2011-03-01 14:44:00 UTC
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Heh - the spatial-temporal distortions in this one were so intrusive that it made me feel giddy reading them, so I could only imagine what the agents were going through -glad that came across.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I picked up the numerals thing from another mission, but I can't remember where exactly.
I've actually never seen that dialogue rule - at least not laid out nicely like that, so thanks for explaining it! I'll try and do it properly in future. -
Re: New LotR mission! by
on 2011-02-28 02:21:00 UTC
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Is it me or do these kind of fic only have about 4 or 5 plots that are almost the same for all fandoms?
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Thanks! by
on 2011-03-01 14:51:00 UTC
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Yeah, it happens - the Board's taken to logging me out all the time and I keep nearly doing that.
I've not read much outside the fandom, but I'm pretty sure I've seen this fic with different names a few times within LotR... -
I put the subject in the name space above. by
on 2011-02-28 02:23:00 UTC
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This is why I shouldn't post when I'm tired.
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Mission--Miah & Cali--DMS--Merlin by
on 2011-02-28 06:16:00 UTC
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Miah and Cali come across unexpected good fortune while they face the mind-destroying levels of stupidity in this Merlin Bad AU mission. Miah breaks a rule or two, the mini-Wraith Ronan is lost, and they discover the first documented mini-Questing Beast.
Soap Opera-ness Is Totally A Word!
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Good job by
on 2011-03-01 00:17:00 UTC
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I'm not overly familiar with the cannon, but it was certainly an enjoyable mission to read. I'm surprised you didn't keep the mini. You seem to be building a collection.
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Re: Good job by
on 2011-03-03 18:38:00 UTC
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I have seven now, and it is becoming increasingly hard to keep track of them during time the agents are in the RC, and besides Cali turned out to be terrified of snakes.
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AUs like this confuse me by
on 2011-02-28 17:43:00 UTC
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It has such a small connection to the original universe it may as well be an original one. Anyhow well done.
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Can I adopt it? by
on 2011-02-28 16:47:00 UTC
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Chalk would love that mini.
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Sure. It is in the mini-Adoption Center. (nm) by
on 2011-02-28 20:53:00 UTC
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Hello again! by
on 2011-02-28 08:33:00 UTC
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Great job doing this mission, Miah! Even I cringe at Merlin's injuries. Seriously, they're letting someone with injuries like his untreated?!
Did you leave a section of the original text unbolded, because some of the writing doesn't seem to flow naturally.
Hope that Ronan comes back someday... Even if he/she does cause trouble. -
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on 2011-02-28 09:00:00 UTC
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Would you mind giving some examples, I'd like to be able to fix them.
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Hmm... by
on 2011-02-28 11:24:00 UTC
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Here are some that don't seem to flow well:
"a screen lit up on his office wall, showing a string of complicated letters and numbers, which showed him the injuries of the casualty he was about to deal with."
"As soon as he arrived in the assessment room, Arthur could tell the young man was in a bad way."
"...the sheer amount of blood that was splattered on his face, and also leaking from under his light shirt, dripping off the stretcher trolley onto the clean floor. … The ambulance crew had cut off his trousers and footwear,"
"Arthur could see his right leg was mangled, twisted to a horrific degree and with what looked a nub of bone poking through the flesh of his calf. His right foot was also bleeding, with a deep cut on the heel. Moving up to his face, Arthur recognised the two black eyes he had been told about. In addition to these the man was sporting a deep gash on his cheek and several more across his neck, one of which was dangerously close to his pulse point."
"As the assistant doctors began to cut away Merlin's thin shirt (they could not peel it off for fear of disturbing him),"
"Merlin was wheeled off to the operating theatre once more, to remove a sliver of metal which had become lodged deep in his stomach lining, and to re-align four broken ribs."
"...even fetched some grapes and a glass of water in case the dark haired man came round while he was away."
"'Nah, sorry love' she replied, in her coarse accent. 'Officer says he's bin out like a light all through. Dunno when he'll wake up, but i 'ope it's not too soon. Don't need another mouth t' feed round 'ere, do we?'"
"The other piece of paper in the folder was of course the reference sheet of injuries. It was so long and contained such horrific descriptions that Arthur shuddered involuntarily and replaced it quickly."
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Thank you by
on 2011-02-28 20:53:00 UTC
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I can't believe, I lost that much of the formatting. I think I got it all now. Thanks for point it out.
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No prob. (nm) by
on 2011-03-01 00:33:00 UTC
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- Interlude--Ian, Lee, Miah, and Cali by on 2011-02-28 06:24:00 UTC Link to this
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Yay, Ronan's back! by
on 2011-02-28 08:39:00 UTC
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By the way, have you decided on what that punishment fic is?
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Re: Yay, Ronan's back! by
on 2011-02-28 08:59:00 UTC
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Not really. They have another really stupid fic to do, but I decided that that mission actually happened before this one. We just get to read this one first due to the weirdness of the passage of time in the PPC.
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Man... by
on 2011-03-01 06:49:00 UTC
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The PPC's timeline is one of the most confusing timelines that I have ever come across. Granted that this is a kind of fanfic, but! Even without all of the series ever sporked by the PPC here, the PPC's still confusing.
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Re: Man... by
on 2011-03-01 07:00:00 UTC
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The really stupid one that could have possibly been a punishment, except that I've already set it up to happen before the one I just posted. It's the reason Agent Miah is complaining about lice at the beginning of this mission.
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RP Plug: SDA Revival by
on 2011-02-28 23:11:00 UTC
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The Mary Sue academy RP Saint Dymphna's Academy ran down a few months ago in terms of activity, but we're trying to track old players down to see if they're interested in continuing as well as finding new players as well!
So this is a call to arms for Firebird766, Neshomeh, and Elcalion, as well as seeing if other PPCers are interested in joining.
At the moment only new students are being accepted, who are to be assumed to have joined with the spring semester group.
Shenanigans and sparkling are regular events.
SDA forum. -
I'm game (nm) by
on 2011-03-01 20:53:00 UTC
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Count me in! by
on 2011-03-01 18:20:00 UTC
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I've been MIA in the last couple of months because of computer problems, but I think I can manage to be fairly active in the RP again.
Might see if my internet will behave so I can drop by the chat... -
I'm in, just for teh lulz... by
on 2011-03-01 03:22:00 UTC
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Now, to find out exactly what that entails...
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Seconded! by
on 2011-03-01 15:44:00 UTC
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So we just log in in that forum? Is that all?
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Well, yeah... by
on 2011-03-01 16:21:00 UTC
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But you have to make a character if you want to actually participate. Click on July's link, and look for the bar that says 'Information Center'. Click around that 'till you figure out what's going on and what you have to do. That's what I had to do, anyway. In my opinion, this thing is in need of a centralized, easy-to find FAQ of some sort, or at least an introductory page, because a lot of the information you need is really scattered around the place...
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Hmmm. by
on 2011-03-01 16:49:00 UTC
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That's actually a common concern-- I believe DigitalSocrates said the same thing at start-up. If you have questions, there is an IRC chat, similar to the PPC link at the top. In fact, you can get there from the PPC chat.
With July's permission, if I can find the time between RL projects, I might be up for putting an FAQ or information summary-type page together. -
You mean the chatbox at the bottom? by
on 2011-03-01 16:59:00 UTC
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Because if you are, that's not much help. The timestamps look pretty sporadic to me. 13 hours, 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, 5 months...and those are just the most recent comments.
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No, we have an IRC channel. by
on 2011-03-01 17:28:00 UTC
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stdymphnasacademy on irc.blitzed.org, or directly accessible here: http://wbe01.mibbit.com/?settings=64a4814b06949473906b9c3d88f0c741&server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23stdymphnasacademy
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So... by
on 2011-03-02 14:28:00 UTC
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I think I better hung around for a while before joining.
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I shall return! by
on 2011-02-28 23:32:00 UTC
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I was busy last week, but I'm back home now, so I should have plenty of time to get back into the swing of things. I'll probably wait until the next year starts to introduce my student, though, and just see how things go. {= )
~Neshomeh